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There is an actual report written by NPS which explains why they proposed this option and the other alternatives. I suggest that you go and read it. The DCist article willfully misinterprets that report and it looks like you have been manipulated as a result. This just shows the power of bad journalism. NPS never said that reopening Beach Dr was necessary because there were too many non motorized park users.[b] They said that the non motorized users that accessed the park via the closed Beach Dr were breaking park rules and causing environmental impacts which were likely higher during winter months and lower during summer months[/b][i].[/quote]

Oh, scary. Non motorized users are "breaking park rules" and "causing environmental impacts". Compared to operators of internal combustion engine 2 ton steel death mobiles traveling 45 mph through the park.

#DefundNationalParkService
#DisbandParkPolice[/quote]

Internal combustion vehicles dont weight two tons anymore and are made mostly of plastic nowadays.  EV's on the other hand weigh close to two tons because of the batteries.  Batteries for which the extraction of materials cause lots of environmental damage (lithium) and human rights abuses (cobalt).  They're also not recyclable and are hazardous waste when they stop charging after 10 years.

EVs are not a panacea.  They cause more damage to the roads, are far more dangerous for pedestrians, have their own significant environmental problems, and are currently unaffordable for the masses.  I support the transition to EVs but pretending that they without sin while ICE cars are irredeemably evil is asinine and privileged nonsense.[/quote]

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